Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order | Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages

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About this record

Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order is cataloged as an Order / organization within Islamic Mysticism & Esotericism. Its candidate country context is “China” and its period or origin is “14th century–present.” It is associated with the parent tradition “Sunni Sufism and the Khwajagan lineage.”

This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.

Record fields

Alternate / historical names: Naqshbandiyya; Naqshbandi Order; Ṭarīqa Naqshbandiyya; Naqshbandiyya-Mujaddidiyya
Parent tradition: Sunni Sufism and the Khwajagan lineage
Public geographic context: China
Period / origin: 14th century–present
Living / historical status: Living international Sufi order with many branches
Access / protocol: Initiatory
Evidence status: Directly cited

Geography

Candidate

China

This record also has global, transnational, diaspora, textual or doctrinal context and is not reduced to one country.

Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.

Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.

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Source 1cambridge.org

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Source 2cambridge.org

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Naqshbandiyya Sufi Order. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0821. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0821

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